WorksheetsMedical Terminology Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
A ____ is used at the BEGINNING of a word to indicate number, location, or time.
suffix
combining form
word root
prefix
A ____ is used at the END of a word to modify or vary the meaning.
prefix
suffix
combining form
word root
This is usually the general meaning of the medical term.
prefix
suffix
combining form
combining vowel
The ____ is the foundation of a word that contains its primary meaning.
prefix
suffix
combining vowel
word root
The main difference between the word root and the combining form is...
the word root comes at the beginning of the term while the combining form comes at the end.
the combining form contains the combining vowel.
the word root comes at the end of the term while the combining form comes at the beginning.
the word root is required in medical terms while the combining form is not.
Every medical term must have a _____.
prefix
combining form
suffix
combining vowel
Which of the following correctly builds the following term?
[lob/o] [hemi-] [-ectomy]
hemiloboectomy
hemiectomylobo
hemilobectomy
lobohemiectomy
How do you combine the following term?
[gastr/o] [-algia]
(a)
How do you build the following term?
[cardi/o] [-megaly]
(a)
The vowel that connects two word roots or a suffix with a word root is usually an ___.
a
e
i
o
u
Keep the vowel on the combining form when the first letter of the suffix is...
a vowel
short
a consonant
long
What does the SUFFIX in "dermatology" mean?
skin
one who studies
the study of
inflammation of
Which of the following means "record or picture?"
-graphy
-scopy
-gram
-scope
What does the PREFIX in the word "transcutaneous" mean?
across
behind
below
above
There can only be one WORD ROOT per medical term.
True
False
